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No. 253,895. Patented Feb. 21; 1882. i

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN A. SH ELDON, OF NEWv Y ORK, N. Y.

PLAYING-CARD AND DOMINQ COMBINED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,895, dated February 21, 1882.

Application filed December 6, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, BENJAMIN A. SHELDON, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Playing-Gard and Domino Combined; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, that will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the let: ters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention consists in a combined playing-card and domino, the whole being composed of an ordinary playingcard of rectangular shape provided with the representation of a domino at one end.

The accompanying drawing shows a card in face View containing my invention.

The letter A designates the card, provided with the usual spots or other characters indicating its value; and B denotes the domino combined with the card. When the card is made of rectangular shape the domino is formed for convenience at one end thereof by printing or otherwise; but I do not wish to be restricted to this arrangement.

- quired characters to represent a complete set of dominos, and I prefer to use the spot-cards for this purpose, but,if desired, the court-cards also can be used; audit will be readily perceived that by placing the cards in the required posit-ions relatively to each other they are adapted to the purpose of playing dominos, whereby their utility is manifestly increased.

The advantages, among others, gained by my invention are that the domino-cards are noiseless and not liable to scratch the table, while they can be more easily shuffled than ordinary dominos, and are less liable to be told or recognized in use.

It may be remarked that the shape of the card containing the domino can be varied, and the domino, moreover, may be placed at both ends of the card, or in any other convenient position or positions thereon.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. Asa new article of manufacture, a combined playing-card and domino, substantially as shown and described.

2. A playing-card of rectangular shape provided with the representation of a domino at one end, as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of December, 1881.

BENJAMIN A. SHELDON.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS CLARE BOWEN, EDGAR GARRETSON. 

